Other News from Participating Centers

Group Privacy and Data Trusts: A New Frontier for Data Governance?

The Centre’s Non Personal Data Report proposes a policy framework to regulate the use of anonymised data used by Big Tech companies. The question now is: how well do its recommendations meet up to the challenges of regulating non-personal data, amidst a regulatory lacuna for the same? Shashank Mohan of the Centre for Communication Governance […]

Why kids need special protection from AI’s influence

Leah Plunkett joins Armchair Expert podcast

California Defends its Net Neutrality Law

This week, California filed its first brief in the lawsuit by the United States and Internet service providers like AT&T and Comcast that seeks to overturn California’s net neutrality law. SB 822, which was signed into law in September 2018, is the only state law that comprehensively restores all the net neutrality protections from the FCC’s 2015 Open Internet Order.

Don’t break up Facebook, make it more transparent

The fever pitch over Big Tech’s market dominance culminated with a contentious US Congressional hearing a few months ago. While Google, Apple and Amazon may require new onerous regulation, Facebook’s just desserts are something it fears more than divesting itself from its strategic purchases or having to jump through insane regulatory hoops: mandated transparency.

Masken, Meldewege und Miteinander

Warum sollen alle HHU-Angehörigen in den Gebäuden eine Maske tragen?
Es gibt eine große Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass Mund-Nase-Bedeckungen das Infektionsrisiko verringern. Diese Chance sollten wir nutzen, denn jeder noch so kleine Schritt hilft! An einem festen Platz dürfen sie ja abgenommen werden – die Einschränkungen sind also nur minimal.
Was ist zu tun, wenn man selbst oder jemand aus dem Umfeld an Covid-19 erkrankt?

Sarah Eskens in Nieuwsuur over toegang tot persoonsgegevens door Covid-19 testlijnmedewerkers

Blog: Ethikkodizes für die Softwareentwicklung

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Prof. Xue @ TV Interviewed on Personal Data Protection in Mobile Network

当前,我国已经全面进入移动互联网时代,近9亿网民中手机上网比例高达99.1%。 点开APP也就是手机上的应用程序,就可使用各种不同的功能。 万物互联时代,互联网与现实生活已经深度融合。但使用网络的时候,也往往隐藏着风险。 根据2019年《APP违法违规收集使用个人信息专项治理报告》统计,移动互联网应用商店上架推广的APP有近400万款,总下载量超万亿次。用户每天在各类APP上平均花费时长占用户日均上网时长的81.7%。然而,这些APP在给人们生活带来方便的同时也带来了一些隐患。

9月14日到20日是2020年国家网络安全宣传周。2020年9月17日北京师范大学互联网政策与法律研究中心主任薛虹教授在接受央视“焦点访谈”节目采访中谈到, “现在很多的APP都在超范围、超目的地使用(个人信息),这是一个很大的问题。比如很多的像照明类的APP,要收集位置信息、要收集通讯录信息,这是完全没必要的,你是认为那个位置我将提供强光照射吗?”

International Human Rights Law Is Not Enough to Fix Content Moderation’s Legitimacy Crisis

The law is ‘tested and illuminated during this pandemic’

Goodtables: Expediting the data submission and submitter feedback process

by Adam Shepherd, Amber York, Danie Kinkade, and Lilly Winfree
This post, originally published on the BCO-DMO blog, describes the second part of our Frictionless Data Pilot collaboration.
 

 

​NTU Singapore and Flywire partner to offer new digital payment platform for international students

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What Will the Internet Look Like in 2030? New Grants Program for Researchers Studying the Future of the Internet

From the environment to the economy, the Internet is reshaping and disrupting several sectors of our society. What might future patterns of disruption look like? How will these changes affect all of us, particularly those on the margins of society? What new solutions can we generate today, to address the challenges of tomorrow?

Röntgenjubiläumswoche unter geänderten Vorzeichen

Die Zahl der aktuell gemeldeten Coronafälle im Stadtgebiet Würzburg ist weiterhin hoch. Um keine gesundheitlichen Risiken für Zuschauerinnen und Zuschauer einzugehen, hat die Julius-Maximilians-Universität (JMU) Würzburg daher beschlossen, einen Teil ihrer Jubiläumsveranstaltungen im Rahmen der Röntgenwoche abzusagen.

Conoce a los 5 Municipios Participantes del Multi-city Challenge México 2020

An English version of this post is also available on The GovLab blog here (Una versión en inglés de esta publicación también está disponible en el blog de GovLab aquí).
 

Meet the 5 Municipalities Participating In the Multi-city Challenge Mexico 2020

The GovLab is working with Select Northern Mexican Cities’ Own Residents to Tackle Urban Problems
A Spanish version of this post is also available on The GovLab blog here (Una versión en español de esta publicación también está disponible en el blog de The GovLab aquí).

​Singapore start-up plans clinical trial of a single daily pill replacing multiple pills for Parkinson’s disease

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Informativo #11 - Comitê de Gestão de Crise - COVID-19

Prezados(as) discentes, docentes e colaboradores(as),
 
A FGV Direito Rio mantém, desde março do presente ano, à disposição de seus discentes, docentes e colaboradores o Comitê de Gestão de Crise COVID-19. O intuito do comitê é estar atento ao desenvolvimento e impactos do COVID-19 (Novo Coronavírus) no Brasil, além de zelar pela segurança de todos e prestar quaisquer suportes necessários para nossa comunidade.
 

Member News: Kyrgyzstan Chapter Focuses on Online Resources for Schools

Library access: The Kyrgyzstan Chapter of the Internet Society has started work on version 2.0 of its ilimBox project, an online educational platform for teachers and students. The ilimBox device, now powered by the Raspberry Pi 4, will include new educational videos, audio, and text resources.